Apparatus for quenching, screening, and loading coke.



APPLICATION FILED .LPB.24. 1909.

vPatented Jam 24, A1911.

Uii TED sTATias PATENT OFFICE,

ALBERT GOODALL, OIE SPENNYMOOR,` ENGLAND.

APPARATUS FOR QUENCHING, SCREENING, AND LOADING--Y COKE.

T o all whom 'it may concern:

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According to the invention the coke is ejected from the coltecvens by means of a pushing machine, or device of ordinary construction, tlirongh a water cooling bonnet, on to a horizontal platform which is rotated at a suitable speed.v In conjunction witlrthe said rotating plafornrI provide means for spraying 'ater on to the coke by means of an arrangement of perforated pipes around the periphery of the rotating platform. I also provide means for discharging the quenched colte on to an inclined screen from which the screened colte is discharged into trucks, the breeze or small coke, falling into a suitable hopper. The whole is mounted on a traveling gauntree as shown.

ln order that the invention may be more clearly understood reference is made to the accompanying drawing wherein,

Figure l is an elevation and Fig. 2 is a plan of the apparatus.

In Aputting my invention into practice a bonnet A of any suitable shape and an arrangement of .perforated pipes B, Fig. 1 is provided, so that when the colte is ejected from the coke oven and guided through the bonnet it is quenched by water issuing from the said perforated. pipes; Both bonnet A and pipes,B are mounted upon a frame, the said frani'e carrying at the. same time a slid` ing platform S, which in turn carriesI a seeond platform (l adapted to be rotated at a suitable speed. The means for rotating the platform C (in the direction ot' the arrow) consist of a motor lm, (Fig. 2) the power 'of which is transmitted by means of gear wheels fw, wl and cog-wheel and bevelwlieel D, I)x respectively, means also being provided to throw said bevel-'and cog-wheels out of gear The latter means consist of a coupling X. adapted to engage. clutch like projections on said bevel wheels. while one. of lthe bevel wheels ll meshes with the beveled edge or rim of the platrtorm'tj.Y .[t;

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Jan. 24, 1911. Application filed April 24, 1909. Serial No. 491,983.

will be understood that the revolving table can be operated by any other similar means. The path in which the coke is carried around on the revolving platform is approximately at right angles to that in which the coke is fed on to the said platform, thus immediate] bringing a fresh part of the platform in frcntof the charging open-ing. The means whereby the platform can be made to slide, consist in sliafting P and rollers Q mounted upon the said shafting, the rollers being guided and supported by rails It, Fi. 1.,:which in turn ai'e mounted and secured upon T shaped beams U. A shaft V, Fie

2 is furthermore provided and suitably. ar

ranged and carriesV at one end a-eog wheel Y, which engages with the wheel D, and at the other end a bevel wheel Z which meshes with a bevel wheel ZL o n the middle shaft I thereby driving the latter and with it all the rollers. iVh'en the whole charge of coke is on' the platform, the coke is further quenched by means of perforated pipes B1 with vertical extensions around the periphery ot' the platform, and by the perforations through the hollow center column E (Fig. l). At the side of the platform I arrange furthermore a discharge guide, F, Fig. 2,

Awhich is pivoted near the periphery of the rotating platform, so that it can be swung out of the path of the platform while the coke is being cooled, and in this position forms -a continuation of the fence formed of side plates K, Figs. l and 2, but when the coke is sutticient-ly cooled. 'an be swung around so that it extends from the periphery to the center column, as shown in Fig. 2', thus otl'ering an obstruction to the coke, which is thereby guided on to the screen M, Fig. 1, and into truck placed to receive same. 'lf-lie fence consists of a nuniber of vertically disposed, side plates K, the latter being conveniently attached to the traveling platform near the periphery of the rotatory platform C. The breeze or small coke falls into hop- -per ll, Fig. 1, which may be discharged in any convenientl place.

I-laving fully described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent -SI- In apparatus for quenching, screening and loading coke into trucks, the combination of a traveling platform ruiming on rails, a. rotating' platform G mounted on the traveling platform and rotated by a. motor and suitable gearing, said' motor and gearing lgiv- 10 ery from the coke ovens, substantially as deing motion tothe platform and therotating l lscribed and shown and for the purpose set i platform, a discharge guide E pivoted near forth.

the periphery of the rotating platform to In testimony whereof I have hereunto set guide the coke off on to an inehned screen, my hand in the presence of two subscribing a bonnet, a pluralityof 'perforated pipes Witnesses. B and B1 fixed a't the sides of said bonnet and around the periphery of the rotating platform, and a hollow center column form- Witnesses: ing means for quenching the coke on deliv- WM. H. Nixon,

WM. K. Moons.

ALBERT GoonALL. 

